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David Jolly Announces Campaign Team

Some of Floridas Top, Seasoned Political & Communications Consultants Flank David Jollys Bid for Florida Congressional District 13 Indian Shores, Fla. David Jolly, Republican candidate for Floridas 13th Congressional District, today announced his on-the-ground campaign team, which includes some of Floridas most seasoned and battle-tested political and communications consultants and advisors. Nick Catroppo, Campaign Manager Catroppo most recently served as Constituent Services Representative and Grassroots Coordinator for Congressman Richard Nugent, and previously served as Campaign Manager for the Rich Nugent for Congress Campaign during the 2012 election cycle and assisted the Tampa Bay Area Political Director for the Bill McCollum for Governor Campaign in 2010. Catroppo is a graduate of the University of South Florida in Tampa and is a seasoned Bay-area campaign consultant. Nick M. Hansen, Senior Campaign Advisor Hansen, Managing Partner at Pinellas Countybased Poli Solutions Consulting, is a veteran of Pinellas County campaigns with past experience that includes serving as Senior Consultant for the Jeff Brandes for State Senate Campaign, Campaign Director for the Jeff Brandes for State House Campaign, Campaign Consultant for the Jack Latvala for State Senate Campaign, Campaign Consultant for the Foster for St. Petersburg Mayor Campaign, Campaign Manager for the Gibbons for St. Petersburg Mayor Campaign, Political Director for U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis and Tampa Bay Field Director for the Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign. Marc Reichelderfer, Campaign Consultant Reichelderfer has spent two decades working at all levels of Florida politics, including serving as a consultant to the Republican Party of Floridas (RPOF) State House and State Senate Campaign Committees for the past seven election cycles. In 2012, Campaigns & Elections Magazine named Reichelderfer as one of Floridas top five Republican Political Influencers of 2012. Reichelderfer has run the successful elections of dozens of state legislators and state elected officials, and has worked on and consulted for a variety of Presidential campaign candidates, including Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman and Lamar Alexander. (MORE)

Adam Goodman, Media Consultant Goodman, Principal Creative, President and CEO of the Tampa-based The Victory Group, is the premier GOP media consultant in Florida and has served in this capacity on numerous statewide, legislative and congressional races, including that of U.S. Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, Vern Buchanan, Bill Posey, Daniel Webster and the late Bill Young. Named by the Tampa Bay Times as a media icon, and referred to as as a GOP icon maker, Goodman will serve as the Media Consultant for the David Jolly for Congressional District 13 Campaign. Pat Bainter, Campaign Consultant Bainter is the President and Founder of the Gainesvillebased firm Data Targeting, which conducts polling, demographics and opposition research, graphic design and implementation, as well as general consulting on behalf of its clients. Data Targeting continues to build on nearly three decades of success as a premier Republican consulting firm, delivering strategic council and contributing to winning local, statewide and national campaigns. Sarah Bascom, Communications Director/Spokesperson Bascom, President of Bascom Communications & Consulting LLC (BCC), grew up in Pinellas County and is a long-time GOP communications consultant. Bascom has served as the Campaign Spokesperson and Communications Strategist for many noted Republican leaders, including the late Senator Jim King; State Senators Aaron Bean, Rob Bradley, Greg Evers, John Legg and John Thrasher; and State Representatives Travis Cummings, Doug Holder and Travis Hutson. Bascom will serve as the Spokesperson and Communications Director for the David Jolly for Congressional District 13 Campaign. Rounding out the rest of the communications team, assisting in message development and delivery, as well as earned media coordination and management, will be the full BCC team: Kristen Bridges, Lyndsey Cruley, Celina Parker and Kelsey Swithers. This team of Floridians knows our Pinellas County community well and I am extremely excited for the level of talent, experience and insight these individuals bring to the table, said Jolly. From day one, this team hit the ground running, and we have swiftly surpassed major milestones since officially announcing my candidacy on November 7. Every talented and hardworking individual on this team represents a unique advantage in this race, but collectively, they are an undeniable force to be reckoned with. I am happy today to call them my colleagues and friends in this race for Pinellas County. Since announcing his campaign, Jolly has received the support of a growing list of local and regional endorsers for his bid for Floridas 13th Congressional District seat, including former U.S. Ambassador Mel Sembler, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Gordon England; U.S. Representative Richard Nugent (R-Spring Hill); former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker; State Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg); State Representative Larry Ahern (R-Seminole); former Florida Adjutant General Douglas Burnett; former Pinellas County Commissioner and School Board Member Nancy Bostock; former State Senator and City of Dunedin Mayor Jerry Rehm; City of Seminole Mayor Leslie Waters; Town of Indian Shores Mayor Jim Lawrence; former Pinellas Park Mayor Bill Mischler; St. Petersburg Businessmen Bill Hough, Bill Edwards and Jim MacDougald; Pinellas County Property Appraiser Pam Dubov; and Pinellas County Businessman Jim Holton. Floridas Congressional District 13 was represented by the late Congressman Bill Young, who had served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1971 before passing away on October 18, (MORE)

2013. A special primary election has been set for January 14, 2014, and a special general election will be held March 11, 2014. Jolly is a fifth-generation Floridian who has spent his entire career working on behalf of the people of Pinellas County, advancing and supporting community interests in the U.S. Congress and serving in multiple civic and community leadership roles here at home. He is a candidate with unparalleled Congressional experience, including serving Pinellas County residents as General Counsel to the late Congressman Bill Young during some of Washingtons most challenging times. In addition to creating and owning multiple businesses, including a communications firm, a law firm and a consulting firm, Jolly currently serves as a Vice President of the Clearwater-based Boston Finance Group, a specialty finance and private equity company investing in job-creating businesses, as well as Chief Executive Office of Olympus Foundation Management, a Clearwater professional services company supporting life-cycle philanthropy of non-profits and individuals. As part of his practice, Jolly has served as a pro-bono advisor and advocate for Support Jessies Law, a non-profit committed to securing resources for law enforcement to track and apprehend child predators. Jollys past and current leadership positions with community and civic organizations include serving on multiple boards, including the Board of Advisors for the Elder Law program at Stetson University School of Law in St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Veterans Alliance, the Town of Indian Shores Public Services Committee and Board of Adjustment, and the Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast. Jolly also founded the non-profit Florida Federal Contractors Association, an economic development organization in the Bay area, advancing the interests of the regional business community. He currently serves as the organizations Chairman. For more information on the David Jolly, Republican for Congressional District 13 Campaign, please visit www.davidjolly.com, like FB.com/DavidJollyCD13 or follow @DavidJollyCD13. ### Paid for by Friends of David Jolly.